Description Chinese export porcelain Polychrome and gilt decoration with central "Mysterious Urn" and floral tab Qianlong reign, ca. 1795Notes Central medallion design inspired by the 1793 print titled "L'Urne Mystérieuse", depicting the negative profiles of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, surmounted by the profiles of their two children, the Dauphin (future Louis XVII) and Madame Royal (future Duchess of Angouleme). Literature: David Howard and John Ayres; “China for the West - Chinese Porcelain and other decorative arts export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection”; vol. I; p. 247; nº 242.